New York Governor Hochul Opens Door to Assisted Suicide Legislation

“New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that she will sign dangerous legislation legalizing assisted suicide. (Life News)

That’s a move pro-life and disability rights advocates warn endangers the state’s most vulnerable citizens, discriminates against the disabled and opens the door to future expansions of state-sanctioned death.”

‘Catholic’ Hochul, who once described the Covid-19 vaccine as a “Gift from God” asking her fellow New Yorkers to be her apostles, is, in reality, a self-proclaimed Catholic, in the same way that father of three Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—who started the ball rolling on doctor assisted suicide—is a self-proclaimed ‘feminist’:

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“Hochul, a Catholic, said she has reached an agreement with legislative leaders to add supposed “guardrails” to the Medical Aid in Dying Act before signing it into law next year. However pro-life groups warn that such limits have eventually been abused or removed in other states and countries, leading to euthanasia and pressure to die.” (Life News)

“In an op-ed, Hochul described the measure as providing “a merciful option” for those in pain, writing, “I was taught that God is merciful and compassionate, and so must we be. This includes permitting a merciful option to those facing the unimaginable and searching for comfort in their final months in this life.”

“Hochul makes no mention of pain relief or other measures to reduce or eliminate pain. (Life News)

"Critics, including the New York State Catholic Conference, condemned the decision, arguing it abandons the vulnerable.

“Cardinal Timothy Dolan and New York’s bishops stated that Hochul’s position “signals our government’s abandonment of its most vulnerable citizens, telling people who are sick or disabled that suicide in their case is not only acceptable, but is encouraged by our elected leaders.”

“Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski, a Republican and father of a daughter with developmental disabilities, called the impending signing “an abominable decision.”

“Tragically, Governor Hochul has decided to sign assisted suicide into law in the State of New York,” Sempolinski said. “This is an abominable decision that I fear will lead to the destruction of the most vulnerable among us, especially the developmentally disabled. … As the father of a daughter with a developmental disability, I fear that legalized assisted suicide will eventually be abused to harm the disabled. … The answer is not suicide. I stand for life.”

“Jessica Rodgers, coalitions director for the Patients’ Rights Action Fund, criticized the governor’s amendments as insufficient, stating that the legislation remains inherently discriminatory.

“She, correctly, understood that the legislation was weak and would harm New Yorkers,” Rodgers said. “Unfortunately, her proposed amendments do nothing to change the inherent discrimination in the bill. Assisted suicide policy is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.”

"Rodgers praised the bipartisan coalition that fought the bill, noting it passed by a slim margin despite heavy lobbying against it, and vowed continued legal challenges. (Life News)

"Assisted suicide advocates have openly admitted plans to broaden the law once enacted.

“A spokesperson for the New York State Catholic Conference responded: “The physician-assisted suicide lobby finally said the quiet part out loud — admitting they will immediately push for expansions of any law Governor Hochul might consider signing. … The only way to prevent the ongoing expansion of a suicide mentality is to veto this bill because once the assisted suicide door is opened, it only opens wider.”

Proof positive that “once the assisted suicide door is opened, it only opens wider”, comes from Canada, which is now extending its deadly MAID program to include babies.

Related: Canada creeps ever closer to baby MAiD

Where are you, Pope Leo XIV, the ravening wolves are at the front door looking to ultimately add babies to their deadly legalized assisted suicide plans, in New York and Canada by activists in government masquerading as ‘Catholics’?

The guard rails are off in Canada, a country now building a super highway to MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying)— which includes provisions for organ harvesting. In 2024, over 16,000 people were killed by MAID, making it the third largest cause of death in Canada.

Meanwhile the developmentally handicapped, babies and clinically depressed need a champion for protection against government-sponsored assisted suicide.

Care enough to step up, Pope Leo, or are you, too a Catholic in name only?